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Sadly, however, this is a nervous reaction on the part of the sloth, especially the three-toed sloth, to being held in captivity on a long-term basis. The Sloth “Sanctuary” in Costa Rica takes baby sloths in and cares for them but keeps them in small cages for the rest of their lives. Some have referred to it as a sloth “jail!”